offer a wider range of services and innovative, activity-based classrooms to engage partici- pants in special interest programs. Significant improvements include:


• Eight training classrooms • A state-of-the-art computer resource lab


• A custom-built commercial kitchen, with room for multiple instructional stations


• A multi-purpose community room, which also serves as a dining room and as a space for hosting events


• Offi ces for management and administrative staff, with an adjacent waiting area for guests


• Multiple outdoor activity areas and gardens for recreation and physical fi tness


• Handicap-accessible elevators


• An expanded parking lot equipped to handle multiple large buses and vans


Bittner and his team also added high-efficiency lighting, a cool roof and other features to cut down on facility operation costs. He classifies these mea- sures as simply good design. “When offering best practice solutions involving sustainable element, good design is naturally green design,” he says.


The Arc facility in Chula Vista is being expanded to meet a growing demand for vocational and training programs for adults with disabilities. Eight classrooms are being added to the 30,000-square-foot center.


Approximately 210 people either participate in the adult day program, or earn a paycheck through vocational training opportunities offered at the


center. Many work at local businesses


or volunteer in the community, such as at the Chula Vista Library and at the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department Senior Volunteer Patrol Program.


A CENTER OF LEARNING—AND LIVING


Besides receiving life skills support and job training at The Sol and Ruth Gerber Family Center, clients with disabilities such as autism, cerebral palsy and Down syndrome also have a safe environment to engage in leisurely pastimes.


“The center will give participants enhanced recre- ational and socialization opportunities, as well as new outdoor areas for relaxing, gardening, and oth- er fun activities,” says Jennifer Bates Navarra, The Arc of San Diego’s Vice President of Marketing and Development. “Individuals receiving support from our organization can express themselves through art and music, or simply socialize.”


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